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u a m MAXWELL S. HART, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

WIND-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed February 21, 1914. Serial No. 820,134.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAXWELL S. HART, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State of Con :-ec'ticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVind- Shields, of-which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 1

My invention relates to an improvement in so-called wind shieldconstruction for vehicles such as automobiles.

The object of the invention is to provide a. simple and effectiveappliance for preventing rain, snow and wind from driving through thespace between the upper part of a wind shield'gand the overstanding for-Nvard edge oft-lie folding top or canopy.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of parts of awind shieldand top or canopy with my invention illustrated in its opera-Lveposition relatively to said parts. Fig. 2 is a relative u enlarged planview, pa-rtly ;1r0ken awa Fig. 3 is an end elevation Ofthe-part shown inFig. 2. Fig. at. shows two view of a detail.

1 represen conventionally part of a transparent windshield, which may beof any suitable construction. 2 represents, conventionally part of afolding carriage top or canopy, which likewise may be of any suitableconstruction, the forward edge being/shown as overstanding slightly theuppe f edge'of the wind shield 1. The wind ,s'hield 1 is preferably ofthe well known. ad-

justable type, one adjusting joint being shown at 3. Y

My improved protector device is arranged to be carried by the upper edgeof the wind shield. This protector may be made from sheet metal andcomprises the trough portion 4:, having its front edge curled up andback, as shown at 5, while the'rear edge is suitably constructed to fitonto the wind shield 1. In this particular instance the rear edge ofsaid protector is provided with a corrugated portion 6, which provides achannel on its under side arranged to neatly fit over the upper edge ofthe windshield, so as to be supported thereby, said wind shield anddeflector being connected in any suitable winner, as for example bymeans of one or .ore clips 7, which may be provided with a suitableclamp screw 8. The bot-j tom. of the trough at may be provided with oneor more shall drain openings indicated I convontionally,at 9-9 the saiddrain openings being located in any position best adapted to drain offany water that may run into the trough.

Inoperation, when the parts assume the position indicated in Fig. 1, therush of wind against the front of the deflector 5 will be deflectedupwardly so as to stream over the top 9., part of the wind being alsodeflected dmvnwardly against the shield 1. Dn'ectly to the rear. of thecurled-up portion 5, there is a dead air space. By this arrangement thedraft of air that would otherwise rush through the space between thefront end of the canopy 2 and the upper edge of the wind shield 1 willbe prevented. So also in the event of rain or snow, the rain drops orsnow flakes will not be carried through said space. Any water which mayrun down the incline of the top 2 and drip from the front edge thereof,will fall into the dead air space and be caught by the trough directlyback of the deflector 5.

\Vhile obviously any water which may accu-' shield, where it will becomedissipated in the usual way.

It will be understood, of course, that I have shown my invention only inone preferred form, and that as to many structural details it may bemodified in a variety of ways, my fundamental purpose and idea being toprovide the protector means associated with a wind shield and soarranged relatively to the front edge of'the top or canopy as to preventwind, rain or snow from driving into the vehicle through the otherwiseunprotected space.

It will be understood, of course, that the protector is preferablymounted upon the wind shield inasmuch as'utilizing the wind shield forthispurpose obviates the necessity of employing any other support forsaid protector.

What I claim is:

carriage top and a wind shield comprising a deflector arranged to becarried by the Wind shield and to proieet above the same and arranged tostand in front of the front edge of said top, andarrangedto defleet airrp-Wardly over said top, said deandarrajng ed' to standin front of thefront fiector including a trough located beloa the upper edge of saiddeflector and arranged to catch the drip from the front-end of said 2, Aprotector for the space betw-een a carriage top and a Windshieldcomprising, .a deflector arranged to be' carried by the wind shield andto project above the same tor to'a-Wind shield,

3(A protector 'for thelspace between a "carriage top andwindshieldcomprising, a

shield and to project above the same and arranged to stand in front ofthe front edge of said top', -and arranged to-deiiect air rip--deflector arranged to ,be carried by the Wind wardly over saidtop, saiddeflector including a trough locatedbelow the upper edge of saiddeflector and arranged to. catch the m drip from the front end of saidtop, said trough having drain openings therein arranged in a position'lnfront of said wind shield.

ghln a protector of the character described, a main body portioncomprising a trough an upwardly curleddeflcctor flange along thefrontedge thereof, with means at the rear of said body portion for securingsaid protector to a suitable mounting.

5. In a protectorof, the character described, a main body portioncomprising a I trough, upwardly directed deflector flange along thefront edge-thereof,- and means for supporting said protector. I p

' MAXWELL S. HART. Witnesses: NV. J. VViLLIAMs,

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